The Caring Cancer Trust is a UK based registered charity that raises money for cancer research. The charity also funds a series of holidays for children recovering from cancer every year. Since 2009, the Caring Cancer Trust has taken groups of children to La Plagne, La Rosiere and Morzine in France as part of its annual Alpine Snowkids Project. Since the summer of 2011, the charity has also been providing summer holidays in Morzine (France) in conjunction with holiday company The Great Escape.
Patrons of the charity include Graham Bell (skier), Jenny Jones (snowboarder), Petra Wiltshire and Vos Media's Managing Director Damian Norman. The charity is based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
Read more about Caring Cancer Trust: Mission
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